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TRANSFER 0R TICKET MACHINE.

No. 547,087. Patented Oct. 1,1895.

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UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NILFRED I. OHMER AND WALLACE M. KELCl-I, OF DAYTON, OH IO.

TRANSFER OR TICKET MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,087, dated October1, 1895.

Application filed October 28, 189% Serial No. 526,774. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILFRED I. OHMER and 'WALLAOE M. KELOH, of Dayton,county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Transfer or Ticket Machines; and we do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in ticket and transfermachines or machines from which tickets, transfer-slips, and the likeare issued.

The object of the invention is to provide, in a small and compact form,mechanism for simultaneously or separately issuing tickets, transfers,and the like from one or more rolls, printing upon and registering thenumber of said tickets or transfers issued.

To these ends we provide mechanism that will be fully described in thespecification and pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed specification the accompanying drawings will be referredto by reference characters, the same character indicating the same partin the several views, of which Figure 1 is a front elevation of themachine; Fig. 2, a similar elevation of the mechanism removed from thecase shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a side elevation; Fig. 4:, arearelevation; Fig. 5, front and side elevations of the ratchetwheel andpinion of one of the feed-rollers; Fig. 6, a detail enlarged view of oneof the type-wheels; Fig.7, a detail top view of the type-wheels, thesupporting-frame broken away; Fig. 8, a detail view, in side elevation,of the fare-registering wheels; Fig. 9, a detail view of the mechanismfor sounding the bell 5 Fig. 10, a detail view of the pawl of thefare-registering wheels.

A designates a metallic inclosing-case; B, a strap attached thereto bywhich the machine is attached to the conductor or other person havingcharge thereof.

0 designates a time-dial in the upper face of the case, and O a pointerto indicate the time.

"Within the case A there is suitable framework, upon which is mountedthe mechanism to be hereinafter described.

1 and 2 designate, respectively, rolls consisting of transfers andtickets. These rolls have their arbors journaled in a transverse bearingplate 3, suitably mounted in the frame. Rolll contains the paper fromwhich the transfers are issued and which is subjected to the impressionof the type on the type-wheel s to imprint the time, date, &c., thereonbefore the paper is fed through the slot in the side of the case to betorn off to constitute a transfer. Roll 2 contains aeontinuous roll oftickets which have been previously printed with the usual matter. Theweb is fed from both rolls in substantially the same manner. at and 5indicate the respective webs from said rolls, which are carried upwardand passed through their respective feed-rollers 6 6 and 7 7, the arborsof which are journaled in the frame and in a transverse plate 8. Thefeed-rollers 6 and 7, together with ratchet-disks 6 and 7 are fixed totheir respective arbors.

9 and 9 designate pinions.

9" and 9 are disks carrying spring-pressed pawls 9 and 9 that engagewith the ratchetdisks 6 and 7". The pinions 9 and 9 and pawl-bearingdisks 9 and 9 are fixed to each other and both turn loosely upon thearbors of feed-rollers 6 and 7 and turn-rollers 6 and 7 by friction.Pinions 9 and 9 are moved by rack-bars 10 and 11. These bars areprovided at their lower ends with finger-pieces 12 12, by which they aredrawn downward in guideways 13 against the tension of coil-springs 1414.

15 designates an angle-lever provided with a cam-slot 15; 16, apressure-bar, mounted in the inner side of the lever 15 and lying in aplane at right angles to the peripheries of the type-wheels. The web orfree end 4 from the transfer-roll passes between this pressure-bar 16and the type-wheels. Therefore, when the lever 15 is moved by thedownward movement of the rack-bar 10, which has a pin 10 projecting fromthe inner side thereof that moves in the slot 15 of said angle-lever,the end t of said transfer-slip is pressed against the typewheels andthereby receives an impression. The lever 15 has a pivotal connection at15 with a transverse plate 8.

17 is an ink-containing roller carried on an arm 18, pivoted to theplate 8; and 19 designates a bar the ends of which are pivoted to thelever and to the arm 18, whereby when the rack-bar 10 returns to itsnormal position under the tension of spring 14, said ink-rollor 17 isbrought in contact with the peripheries of the type-wheels. Thesetype-wheels are designated by 19, 20, and 21, the former of which is thetime-wheel and is fixed to an arbor 22, while the latter two are thedate and month wheels, that turn loosely on said arbor. In the presentinstance the characters upon the peripheries of these wheels are in theform of raised type to receive ink from the aforesaid inking-roller; butit is apparent that instead of printing the characters on the paper theymay be perforated or embossed thereon by making some changes in theconstruction of the type-wheels and the pressurebar 16 that would notinvolve a departure from our invention.

C designates a pointer fixed to the arbor 2 in the front of thetime-dial and by which the time-wheel 19 is turned to, place thecharacters thereon in a proper position to meet the impingement of thepressure-bar 16 as it presses the web 4 against the peripheries of thetype-wheels. The typewheels 20 and 21 each have a concentric row ofopenings. (See Fig. 6.) Preferably the wheel bearing the dates of themonth has an opening for each date, while the wheel bearing the monthshas an opening for each month. Into these openings resilient pins 24 and25 project. These pins are mounted in a bar 26, which in turn is mountedin the supporting-frame, and in a bar 27, which loosely ineloses thearbor 22. (See Fig. 7.)

27" and 27 designate push-rods slidingly mounted in the supporting-frameand having a suitable connection with the pins 24 and 25. By means ofthese push-rodsthe pins are removed from the openings in the date andmonth typewheels to admit of said wheels being'turned to present theproper characters to the inking-roller and pressure-bar. By releasingsaid push-rods the pins will fly back into the openings and thereby lockthe wheels against any movement. These wheels are shifted by the hand.In the present instance we have shown the pointer 0' adapted to beturned by the fingers; but we wish to be understood as not desiring toconfine ourselves specifically to this mode of operation, as it isapparent that clock mechanism may be employed to turn said pointer andtherewith the time-wheel 19.

28 designates two sets of registering-wheels through the agencies ofwhich the transfers and tickets are registered as they are issued fromthe machine. These wheels are of wellknown construction, and the saidsets of wheels each consist of four wheels constituting four numericalordersto wit, units, tens, hundreds, and thousandsor, if desired, agreater number of wheels may be used, or a less number for that matter.

The unit-wheel 28 in each set is rigid on the arbor of the feedrollers 6and '7, therefore is rotated through the pinions 9 or 9 and rack-bar 1Oorll. The periphery of each wheel is provided with a tooth that is ofsufficient length to gear with the next adjacent wheel, so that arevolution of each wheel will effect a movement, of the adjacent wheelto the extent of one tooth. One revolution of said unit-wheel transfersto the tens-wheel, and so on to the wheel of the highest order. Theseregister-wheels bear upon their faces numerals that are visible throughsight-openings, as shown in Fig. 4, and said figures or numeralsindicate the total number of transfers or tickets issued during the timethe machine has been used. As a means for registering the cash fares, weprovide a series of fare-registering wheels 29 of progressive orders.These wheels are visible through a sight-opening D, (see Fig. 4,) andbear the numerals indicating the fares upon their rims. They are looseupon an arbor 30. Upon one side of each of said wheels there is fixed aratchet wheel 31. Two of these ratchetsthat is to say, those that arefixed to the units and tens registering-wheels-are provided each withone tooth that is deeper than the remaining teeth in said wheels.Engaging with these ratchet-wheels is a pawl 31, having a plurality ofgraduated teeth 32 32 32 32, the latter one of which, being thethickest, engages with the deepest tooth. (See Figs. 8 and 10.) Thispawl has a pivotal connection with a bar 33, maintained in an op erativeposition by a spring 35 is a pitman pivoted to the face of said pawl andprovided with a slot at its lower end inclosing a pin 35, projectingfrom the lower side of the bar 36, pivotally mounted on the transversebar 3. The bar 36 is mounted below the bell 38 and aetuates the hammer39 to strike said bell either upon the downward movement of the pitman35 or the rack-bars 10 and 11, the two latter being provided also withpins 10 and 10", (the former pin hereinbefore referred to.) These pinscome in contact with the bar 36, which is pivoted at 36", and in contactwith bar 36 which is pivoted at 36and has its inner end coupled with anend of the bar 36, as at 36, and vibrate said bar 36 against the tensionof spring 36 This movement of bar 36 moves the bar 40, carrying thebell-hamm er, against the tension of springs 40 and 40 While we havereferred to the parts shown in Fig. 5 by different reference-characters,it will be understood they are the same on each of the rollers 6 and '7.

Having fully described our invention, we desire to claim- 1. In amachine of the character described, in which are mounted rolls oftickets and transfers, the combination of feed rollers; pinions andratchets loosely mounted on one of each pair of said feed rollers; rackbars to actuate said pinions; a lever actuated by one of said rack bars;type wheels; an inking roller actuated by said lever, and a pressure barmounted on said lever, whereby means are provided for printing saidtransfers as they are advanced to the feed rollers, as is hereindescribed.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thecasing; of feed rollers, gear pinions on the shafts of said rollers; apressure bar; a slotted lever upon which said pressure bar is mounted;an inking roller actuated by said lever; type Wheels, against which saidinking roller and pressure bar are alternately pressed; and a rack barfor moving said slotted lever and with which the said pinions mesh,whereby means are provided for unwinding tickets or transfers from aroll; and printing upon them as they are advanced to the feed rollers,as is herein described.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thecasing having space for a roll of transfers, and a roll of tickets; offeed rollers; registering devices operated by said feed rollers; racksand pinions for rotating said feed rollers; type wheels; an inkin groller and a pressure bar; a lever to which said inking roller, andpressure bar are attached; said lever operated by one of the rack bars,whereby means are provided for printing said transfers, and issuingthem, as is herein described.

4t. In amachine of the character described, the combination with thecase having space for a roll of transfers; of feed rollers to unwindsaid transfers; type wheels adjacent to said roll of transfers; aslotted lever; an inktype wheels, and pressing said transfers againstsaid wheels to receive an impression, as is described.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thecase provided with space for a roll of transfers and a roll of tickets;of feed rollers for unwinding said rolls; rack bars and pinions foractuating said rollers; a lever operated by one of said rack bars; typeWheels; an inking roller to apply ink to said wheels; a pressure bar topress the transfers to said type wheels after said wheels have receivedthe ink, substantially as is herein de scribed.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thecase having space for rolls of transfers and tickets; of feed rollers; arack and pinion to rotate said feed roll ers; type wheels; an angularlever actuated by said rack; an inking roller and a pressure baractuated by said angular lever; and bell sounding mechanism actuated bysaid rack, as is herein, described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 11th day ofOctober, 1894:. NILFRED I. OHMER. WALLACE M. KELOH.

Witnesses:

Gnonon I-I. Wool), C. M. W001).

